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The Statue of Unity, a towering bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, stands on a pedestal near a bridge with hills in the background in Gujarat, India. Sidney Barclay: Colossus of Rhodes The Statue of Unity, a towering bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, stands on a pedestal near a bridge with hills in the background in Gujarat, India. Indian Air Force helicopters shower rose petals over the Statue of Unity, a large statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat, India. Spring Temple Buddha Laykyun Sekkya Vishwas Swaroopam Ushiku Daibutsu Sendai Daikannon Great Buddha of Thailand
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Statue of Unity
The tallest statue in the world, honoring the Indian leader Vallabhbhai Patel, is...
© Rutvik Patel/Dreamstime.com
Sidney Barclay: Colossus of Rhodes
Artist's conception of Chares of Lindos's Colossus of Rhodes, constructed...
Historical Pictures Service, Chicago
Statue of Unity
The tallest statue in the world, honoring the Indian leader Vallabhbhai Patel, is...
© Rutvik Patel/Dreamstime.com
Statue of Unity
Indian Air Force helicopters showering rose petals on the Statue Of Unity—the world's...
© Sam Panthaky—AFP/Getty Images
Spring Temple Buddha
A colossal statue of Vairochana Buddha, completed in 2008, standing at the Foquan...
© Stacia020/Shutterstock.com
Laykyun Sekkya
A reclining colossal Buddha resting in front of a standing Buddha rising 381 feet...
© Aliaksandr Mazurkevich/Dreamstime.com
Vishwas Swaroopam
A colossal statue of the Hindu god Shiva sitting 369 feet (112 meters) tall in Nathdwara,...
© explorewithinfo/stock.adobe.com
Ushiku Daibutsu
A bronze statue of Amida Buddha, a savior figure in Pure Land Buddhism standing 330...
© Kritsaroot Udkwae/Dreamstime.com
Sendai Daikannon
A giant statue of Nyoirin Kannon, the wish-fulfilling bodhisattva of compassion,...
© Alena V/stock.adobe.com
Great Buddha of Thailand
A massive golden statue of the Buddha sits at 302 feet (92 meters) tall in Wat Muang...
© Khuntapol/Dreamstime.com
Daikannon of Kita no Miyako Park
Briefly the world's tallest statue from 1989 to 1991 and standing 289 feet (88 meters),...
© b-hide the scene/Shutterstock.com
The Motherland Calls
A statue representing Mother Russia and commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad, standing...
© Iuliia Timofeeva/Dreamstime.com
Grand Buddha of Lingshan
A bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha rising 259 feet (79 meters), excluding the pedestal,...
© Apidech Ninkhlai/Dreamstime.com
Statue of Unity
Indian Air Force helicopters showering rose petals on the Statue of Unity—the world's...
© Sam Panthaky—AFP/Getty Images
Spring Temple Buddha
A colossal statue of Vairochana Buddha, completed in 2008, standing 420 feet (128...
© Stacia020/Shutterstock.com
Stone-faced Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha, at 233 feet (71 meters) tall, is the tallest stone Buddha,...
© Hin255/Dreamstime.com
Laykyun Sekkya
A reclining colossal Buddha resting in front of a standing Buddha rising 381 feet...
© Aliaksandr Mazurkevich/Dreamstime.com
Vishwas Swaroopam
A colossal statue of the Hindu god Shiva sitting 369 feet (112 meters) tall in Nathdwara,...
© explorewithinfo/stock.adobe.com
Ushiku Daibutsu
A bronze statue of Amida Buddha, a savior figure in Pure Land Buddhism standing 330...
© Kritsaroot Udkwae/Dreamstime.com
Sendai Daikannon
A giant statue of Nyoirin Kannon, the wish-fulfilling bodhisattva of compassion,...
© Alena V/stock.adobe.com
Great Buddha of Thailand
A massive golden statue of the Buddha sits at 302 feet (92 meters) tall in Wat Muang...
© Khuntapol/Dreamstime.com
Daikannon of Kita no Miyako Park
Briefly the world's tallest statue from 1989 to 1991, and standing 289 feet (88 meters),...
© b-hide the scene/Shutterstock.com
The Motherland Calls
A statue representing Mother Russia and commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad, standing...
© Iuliia Timofeeva/Dreamstime.com
Grand Buddha of Lingshan
A bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha rising 259 feet (79 meters), excluding the pedestal,...
© Apidech Ninkhlai/Dreamstime.com
Guishan Guanyin
The Thousand Arm Thousand Eye Guanyin statue is said to be 99.19 meters tall, but...
© Huangdan2060
Mother of All Asia
A statue and skyscraper of the Virgin Mary standing 322 feet (98 meters) in Batangas,...
© bugking88—iStock/Getty Images

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